A majority of US Supreme Court justices appear reluctant to lift Tennessee’s ban on hormone therapy and puberty blockers for children under 18. The high court heard arguments about the transgender law on Wednesday and its decision, expected next year,…
2 young boys die in separate Halloween hayride tractor incidents
Two young boys have died in separate tractor accidents at Halloween hayrides in Tennessee and Minnesota, local officials said. In Minnesota, 13-year-old Alexander Mick, of Rice, died Saturday after he was run over by a tractor-pulled trolley wagon, the Stearns…
4-Month-Old Tennessee boy survives being sucked into Tornado ‘by the Grace of God,’ mom says
Sydney Moore said her boyfriend attempted to grab the baby as he was being pulled out of his bassinet but got caught in the storm himself Family members say a 4-month-old baby somehow survived being sucked into one of the…
Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones says he’ll continue to call for gun reform
After being sworn back into the Tennessee House of Representatives Monday, a lawmaker who was expelled just days ago over a gun control demonstration on the chamber floor says he’ll continue to call for gun reform. “The first thing I…
Whiskey fungus lawsuit forces Jack Daniels to halt building project
A Jack Daniels building project is to be halted after a neighbour argued she was facing a plague of whiskey fungus caused by escaping alcohol vapours. Christi Long, of Lincoln County, Tennessee, claimed her property was coated in the fungus,…
Tyre Nichols: Biden urges calm ahead of police beating video release
President Joe Biden is urging protests in Tennessee to remain peaceful as officials plan to release video of an arrest that led to a motorist’s death. Bodycam video of the encounter with Tyre Nichols, 29, will be published on Friday…
Jerry Lee Lewis and Keith Whitley inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
There are two new additions to the Country Music Hall of Fame, both of whom started their music careers in different genres, Jerry Lee Lewis, who began as a rock performer, and the late Keith Whitley, who initially got his…
How a TikToker traded her way from a bobby pin to her dream house
It began with a bobby pin. In May 2020, Demi Skipper offered up a lone hair accessory for trade on Craigslist. Eventually, the trades got bigger, from a small diamond necklace to a car. It was all part of Skipper’s…